Annual Security Report 2015
American Baptist College’s Vice President of Campus Life is responsible for preparing anddistributing this report. In collaboration with other departments and agencies, such asthe Offices of the Vice President of Academic Affairs and the Vice President for Administration, Finance and Legal Affairs, and the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, the necessary information is compiled annually. The Assistant Vice President for Resident Life and Campus Safety assists in the day-to-day management of the campus facilities.
We encouragemembers of the campus community to use this report as a guide for safe practices onand off campus. It is available on the Web at www.abcnash.edu/Download/American%20Baptist%20College%20Fire%20Safety%20Report.pdf.Each member of the University community receives notification that describes the reportand provides its Web address.
Located on 1800 Baptist World Center Drive, the Vice President of Campus Life’s office is open 8 hours a day, during the school year. However, personnel from this office can be reached 24 hours a day. The telephone number for emergency calls is 911 (off campus it is 615-972-4338); the telephone number for routine business calls is x-6959 (off campus it is 615-687-6959).
The department consists of utility personnel and a private security force(On Trac Investigative Group LLC.) which is dedicated to providing best-in-class service to the community. Personnel patrol thecampus on foot and in vehicles. Several personnel and a supervisor are onduty 24 hours a day. The office of the Vice President of Campus Life answers calls for service, dispatches officers and other emergency services to incidents, and fire alarms. The department alsoemploys students who carry out a variety of roles, including oversight for the Residence Halls.
Our mission is to enhance the living, learning, and working experience at American Baptist College by protecting life, maintaining order, and safeguarding property. We fulfillthis purpose by providing our community with a full range of services that meet thehighest professional standards of campus public safety. We are committed to workingwith the community to define our priorities and build lasting partnerships. Our corevalues guide us in this mission.
American Baptist College is committed to campus safety and security. Exterior lighting andlandscape control is a critical part of that commitment. Representatives from variousdepartments continually conduct security surveys to ensure campus lighting isadequate and that the landscape is appropriately controlled. Utility personnelconduct routine checks of lighting on campus during regularly assigned patrol duties. Iflights are out or dim, Utility personnel will initiate an immediate work order, which is actedupon by a representative of the appropriate office, usually within 24 hoursor the next business day. We encourage community members to report any deficiencyin lighting to the office of the Vice President of Campus Life at x-6959. Any community memberwho has a concern about physical security should also contact the Vice President of Campus Life.
All Utility personnel work together with the campus community toidentify inoperative locking mechanisms. We encourage community members topromptly report any locking mechanism deficiency to the Office of the Vice President of Campus Life at Ex-6959, or to any Utility Personnel.
Utility Personnel is available to respond to calls for service regarding unsafe facilityconditions or for personal safety and property protection. These conditions also mayinclude unsafe steps or handrails, unsafe roadways on campus, and unsecuredequipment.
Several departments at American Baptist College provide educational programming to bring awareness to the entire community on safety on and off campus. Academic Affairs provides one course on Sexuality and the Black Church to enlighten the student populous on relationship between spirituality and sexuality in general and Sexual Misconduct in particular. The Office of The Vice President of Campus Life has planned social activities, which seeks to enlighten the campus community by sponsoring a Drug and Alcohol Campaign; Trivia nights that highlight Safety and Security on campus; as well as the sexual assault seminars sponsored by The Vashti Sisterhood. The Student Government Association works with all student groups to provide workshops, seminars and roundtable discussions on different aspects of safety on campus and the Campus Operations Manager provides meetings to discuss Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, Roby Nottingham Campus Crime Scene InvestigationActof 2004 and Fire Safety drills. These events are held each semester, with the exception of the Fire Safety drill which occurs twice a semester; one drill being announced and the other unannounced.